StoryWalk® Collection
StoryWalk® sets are now available to request through the OLIS kit calendar at https://olis-ri.libcal.com/reserve/storywalk. Titles will be added weekly for a collection of 40 sets.
The laminated pages can be mounted according to borrowing library's preference. We just ask that you remove tape, velcro and other adhesives (to the best of your ability) before returning. StoryWalk® sets may be reserved for 10 weeks.
The StoryWalk® Project was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and developed in collaboration with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library. StoryWalk® is a registered service mark owned by Ms. Ferguson.
Building Equity-Based Summers: Cohort 2
The Office of Library and Information Services is one of six state library agencies piloting the IMLS grant funded initiative Building Equity Based Summers Through Libraries & Communities (BEBS). Led by the California Library Association (CLA), this project will build on the work of CLA and the California State Library (CSL) in developing a shared equity language and a set of tools and resources for library staff to use to build community-centered equitable summer services for youth, families, and communities.
OLIS is seeking five public libraries to participate in the second year of this three-year initiative. Each participating library will be represented by one staff member or a team of up to three people. Team members should have roles in summer services work and may be frontline staff, staff from other departments, supervisors, directors and community partners outside the library.
- Learn more about the national initiative at https://equitybasedsummers.org/
- Learn more about the RI cohort at https://olis-ri.libguides.com/SRP/BEBS
SRP Sweepstakes with CollegeBound Saver
OLIS and CollegeBound Saver have launched the Find Your Voice College Savings Summer Reading Sweepstakes as part of 2023 summer reading program at participating public libraries across the state. CollegeBound Saver is a tax-advantaged savings plan that allows Rhode Islanders to save for college affordably and conveniently. Savings can be used at accredited colleges, universities, trade, and vocational schools worldwide, as well as for registered apprenticeship programs.
The sweepstakes, which runs from June 19th to August 28th will award four $529 college savings accounts to Rhode Island children and young adults aged 18 or younger. Additionally, each winner's local public library will receive $500 toward future reading programs. When children participate in the summer reading program at their local public library, parents, grandparents, or guardians can enter each child for the sweepstakes by filling out the entry form.
Sensory Friendly Programs Public Libraries
Below please find flyers of sensory inclusive programs for children, teens, and adults at libraries this summer. Please share with your families and networks. These flyers come from the RI Sensory Friendly Inclusive Group whose mission is to to empower librarians to better serve individuals of all ages and backgrounds who are neurodiverse or on the autism spectrum and their families by expanding programming, outreach, partnerships, and resources that welcome all abilities.
RI PBS STEM Programs for Children
Rhode Island PBS has materials related to two free programs for children (one ages 2-5 and the other 5-8). They have already partnered with a few libraries and are interested in connecting with more. Below is some basic information about the two programs. If you’re interested in working with RI PBS please contact Colleen Kenyon, Director of Education Services, at ckenyon@ripbs.org
ALA "Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit" Grants
Deadline: September 8, 2023
The American Library Association (ALA), in partnership with the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, invites public libraries to apply to receive a Thinking Money for Kids Program Kit, a collection of expertly vetted resources to help libraries offer financial education programming for children ages 3 to 12, both in the library and in children’s homes.
Kits are expected to be delivered to grantee libraries in July and August 2024. The programming period will run from September 2024 through December 2025. Libraries will be expected to host each of the five in-person children’s programs at least once during that time.
Learn more and complete the application online: https://www.ala.org/tools/programming/thinking-money-kids/programkit
SRP Updates
- Libraries using any iREAD materials (including slogan and artwork) must use the following credit line on ALL SRP signs, press releases, posters, websites and promotions. This credit line should also be used when promoting activities funded by the LORI SRP Mini-grant, even if your library is not using iREAD materials. Libraries may personalize this credit line by adding the library’s name and the names of local sponsors at the end:
The statewide Rhode Island Summer Reading Program is supported by the RI Office of Library and Information Services, with funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
- If you are so inclined to hashtag your SRP social media posts, we’re going to be using #RISummerReading and #FindYourVoice to organize and promote everyone’s events and activities.
- Help promote summer meals in your community by sharing the flyer below with your families and networks.
Contact
Email: danielle.margarida@olis.ri.gov
Website: http://www.olis.ri.gov/
Location: 1 Capitol Hill Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-574-9309 401-400-3006
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olisri
Twitter: @olisri